Chapter Ten: Giving Him the Elixir of Immortality to Return to the Human Tribe

Deep within a foreign land, in the innermost chamber of an ancient great hall, the Blood Moon Sovereign, clad in a black dragon-embroidered robe, slammed his palm onto a black-gold throne etched with a dragon pattern. The throne, comparable to an imperial artifact, shattered instantly under his strike.

“Damn it! Who gave him such audacity? My very clone slain by that insignificant Xiao Xuan?” The Blood Moon Sovereign was infuriated to the brink of madness.

He had attained sovereignty for hundreds of thousands of years, slaying countless prodigies of the human race. Even many human emperors had fallen at his hands.

His Blood Moon calamity alone could trigger the heavens to weep and the earth to wail. If unleashed in human territory, it would reap the lives of hundreds of millions of human cultivators, and even mighty clans and emperors would perish.

Among the foreign realm’s most formidable beings, the Blood Moon Sovereign ranked among the nine supreme sovereigns. Yet now, he had been insulted by Xiao Xuan, a human emperor on the verge of demise, who had dared to slay one of his clones. This filled the Blood Moon Sovereign with unrelenting rage.

“It takes me hundreds of years to condense a single clone, consuming vast heavenly materials and earthly treasures. To dare slay my clone—this is utterly outrageous!”

Seething with fury, the Blood Moon Sovereign considered storming out of the ancient hall to settle accounts with Xiao Xuan himself. This time, he intended to descend in his true form and annihilate Xiao Xuan completely.

He refused to believe that Xiao Xuan could withstand even a single blow from his true body.

“Blood Moon, where do you think you’re going?”

Just as the Blood Moon Sovereign was about to charge off, a delicate voice interrupted him.

Before his eyes stood a stunning beauty clad in a crescent moon robe. Her captivating moonlit eyes radiated endless charm, and her beauty could topple cities and kingdoms.

This woman was none other than the Silver Moon Sovereign, one of the nine supreme sovereigns.

“Silver Moon, you intend to stop me?” The Blood Moon Sovereign narrowed his eyes, a flicker of menace flashing within.

He had not expected the Silver Moon Sovereign, a fellow supreme sovereign of the foreign realm, to dare obstruct him.

“Blood Moon, I am not here to hinder you, but by order of the Immortal Lord,” she replied with a smile, remaining composed.

In the foreign land, only one could be called the Immortal Lord—the true ruler of this realm, whose commands even the nine supreme sovereigns dared not defy.

“What? The Immortal Lord? What does His Excellency command?”

The Blood Moon Sovereign’s fury vanished instantly upon hearing the name of the Immortal Lord.

“This is the Immortal Lord’s token. Blood Moon, heed the decree!” The Silver Moon Sovereign revealed a black token of the Immortal Lord. Immediately, the Blood Moon Sovereign knelt, head bowed respectfully, awaiting the orders.

The Immortal Lord’s token glowed, and a voice of imposing authority echoed: “Blood Moon, for disobedience, you are to be confined for one hundred years!”

The Blood Moon Sovereign trembled involuntarily upon hearing the sentence.

In this foreign realm, none of the nine supreme sovereigns may act at will without the Immortal Lord’s command. This is an ironclad law.

Whoever breaks it must face punishment.

“Blood Moon obeys!”

Though mighty, the Blood Moon Sovereign dared not defy the Immortal Lord’s orders and bowed his head to accept.

“Blood Moon, do not resent the Immortal Lord’s decision. There is reason behind it. Xiao Xuan cannot be killed for now; not only must he not be slain, but he must also be given the Elixir of Immortality to return safely to the Tianxuan Continent,” the Silver Moon Sovereign explained as she retracted the Immortal Lord’s token.

“What? Not only can we not kill Xiao Xuan, but we must also gift him the Elixir of Immortality?”

The Blood Moon Sovereign exclaimed in shock and disbelief.

Xiao Xuan had obstructed them for a hundred thousand years, and now that he was near death, they were to help him extend his life? With the Elixir of Immortality, he would live another era and continue to impede the foreign realm for tens of thousands of years?

The Blood Moon Sovereign was baffled by the Immortal Lord’s decision, even suspecting the Immortal Lord had lost his mind.

Yet such thoughts he dared only entertain in his mind, never utter aloud.

Uttering such blasphemy might cost him his life if overheard by the Immortal Lord.

In this foreign realm, the Immortal Lord’s status was exalted and his power unmatched. Even the nine supreme sovereigns, standing atop the pinnacle, were mere ants before him.

Originally, there had been ten supreme sovereigns in the foreign realm, but tens of thousands of years ago, a newly ascended alien sovereign, brimming with arrogance, attempted to challenge the Immortal Lord and was slain from tens of thousands of miles away before he could even strike. The terror of that battle remained vivid in the Blood Moon Sovereign’s memory.

From then on, the Ten Supreme Sovereigns became the Nine Supreme Sovereigns.

No one in the foreign realm knew the origins of the Immortal Lord, but all understood that he was the true master of this realm. To provoke the Immortal Lord was to invite doom, even for a great Dao celestial.

Though displeased, the Blood Moon Sovereign dared not show disrespect toward the Immortal Lord. Instead, he vented to the Silver Moon Sovereign.

She smiled softly and whispered, “Blood Moon, you may not know. Xiao Xuan’s family nearly lost its lineage. He comes seeking the Elixir of Immortality to regain strength and return to the Tianxuan Continent to save the Xiao clan.”

“For the sake of the Tianxuan Continent, Xiao Xuan has guarded the Abyss for a hundred thousand years, yet the Tianxuan imperial clan treats his people so cruelly. If Xiao Xuan returns to the human race, what do you think he will do, given his nature?”

The Silver Moon Sovereign’s ruby lips parted gently, her soft voice igniting a spark in the Blood Moon Sovereign’s eyes.

In that moment, the Blood Moon Sovereign burst into laughter. “Ha ha ha! If I were Xiao Xuan, I would shake the human race to its core! Very well! Now I understand the Immortal Lord’s intent! He wishes to stir the human world through Xiao Xuan’s hand.”

“Of course, if Xiao Xuan is weak and dies among the humans, that is his own doing!”

Once resentful of the Immortal Lord’s decision, the Blood Moon Sovereign now wore a joyous expression.

Sending Xiao Xuan back to the human race was undoubtedly the wisest choice. He foresaw the storm Xiao Xuan would unleash upon his return. With Xiao Xuan’s power, unless the oldest human sovereigns broke their seals and emerged, no one could suppress him.

If the Blood Moon Sovereign’s conjecture was correct, Xiao Xuan would wreak havoc upon his return, perhaps slaying several human emperors, destroying powerful imperial clans, and turning human lands upside down.

In doing so, he would also avenge the Blood Moon Sovereign’s grievances.

With these thoughts, the Blood Moon Sovereign eagerly anticipated Xiao Xuan’s future exploits.

“Silver Moon, the Elixir of Immortality is but a single herb. I possess a plant called the Blood Moon Vine, a precious immortal herb. Deliver it to Xiao Xuan and tell him that if he survives upon returning to the human race, I eagerly await our next battle.” The Blood Moon Sovereign produced a glowing vine suffused with blood-red light.

This Blood Moon Vine was rich in essence, ideal for emperors whose vitality had withered.

“Rest assured, I will convey your message!” The Silver Moon Sovereign was pleasantly surprised by the Blood Moon Sovereign’s cooperation and generosity in gifting such a precious elixir. She smiled brightly in response.